Magnet program hampered, Lee parents say

HUNTSVILLE, AL.-- Lee High School's magnet arts program is being hampered by the school's needed repairs, parents said Tuesday at Huntsville school board meeting.

Frustration is also rising, the parents said, because there seems to be no timetable for construction of the new Lee, a $42.5 million, 250,000-square-foot structure that will eventually stand next to the current school.

School leaders said they are moving as quickly and thoroughly as possible to get the school built. They asked patience from the handful of parents at the Merts Center.